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A Wetumpka organic shop has landed a contract to make thousands of bottles of hand sanitizer to be used by local emergency workers, election sites and others.

The couple behind Heady Boutique started converting their upstairs space into a sanitizer production facility after landing FDA certification last month. They’re now working to produce 3,000 bottles for the Elmore County Emergency Management Agency to distribute at key sites.

Heady co-owner Philip Edwards said the bottles didn’t need to be labeled so they were able to provide the sanitizer in bulk at roughly the cost of supplies and production. “We took a big chunk off the price,” he said.

The Montgomery Advertiser reported last month that Edwards and his wife, Lisa Wright, found a local supplier of isopropyl alcohol, which is the key ingredient, and put together a mixture process relying on Wright’s years of creating hand-made soap. They’ve since started hiring more employees as they scale up production, even as their usual assortment of hippie culture fashions, hand-crafted jewelry, tapestries and organic products remain on sale downstairs.

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Churches and other organizations have reached out to them, but they had to put orders on hold as they expanded the operations. On Monday, they moved from producing 380 bottles of sanitizer per week to about 4,000 per week.

Edwards said the Elmore County EMA request led him to reach out to local hospitals and others about larger deals. “It opened up a whole new window in my head,” he said.

They’re selling individual bottles of the sanitizer for $5 at their Montgomery and Wetumpka Heady locations.

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Business owners in downtown Wetumpka, Ala., dance in the streets on Friday April 24, 2020, to make a video promoting the business district opening back up when that time comes. Mickey Welsh / Advertiser

Business owners in downtown Wetumpka, Ala., dance in the streets on Friday April 24, 2020, to make a video promoting the business district opening back up when that time comes. Mickey Welsh / Advertiser

Business owners in downtown Wetumpka, Ala., dance in the streets on Friday April 24, 2020, to make a video promoting the business district opening back up when that time comes. Mickey Welsh / Advertiser

Business owners in downtown Wetumpka, Ala., dance in the streets on Friday April 24, 2020, to make a video promoting the business district opening back up when that time comes. Mickey Welsh / Advertiser

Business owners in downtown Wetumpka, Ala., dance in the streets on Friday April 24, 2020, to make a video promoting the business district opening back up when that time comes. Mickey Welsh / Advertiser

Business owners in downtown Wetumpka, Ala., dance in the streets on Friday April 24, 2020, to make a video promoting the business district opening back up when that time comes. Mickey Welsh / Advertiser

Business owners in downtown Wetumpka, Ala., dance in the streets on Friday April 24, 2020, to make a video promoting the business district opening back up when that time comes. Mickey Welsh / Advertiser

Business owners in downtown Wetumpka, Ala., dance in the streets on Friday April 24, 2020, to make a video promoting the business district opening back up when that time comes. Mickey Welsh / Advertiser

Richard Rogers, of Copper House Deli as business owners in downtown Wetumpka, Ala., dance in the streets on Friday April 24, 2020, to make a video promoting the business district opening back up when that time comes. Mickey Welsh / Advertiser

Business owners in downtown Wetumpka, Ala., dance in the streets on Friday April 24, 2020, to make a video promoting the business district opening back up when that time comes. Mickey Welsh / Advertiser

Business owners in downtown Wetumpka, Ala., dance in the streets on Friday April 24, 2020, to make a video promoting the business district opening back up when that time comes. Mickey Welsh / Advertiser

Business owners in downtown Wetumpka, Ala., dance in the streets on Friday April 24, 2020, to make a video promoting the business district opening back up when that time comes. Mickey Welsh / Advertiser

Business owners in downtown Wetumpka, Ala., dance in the streets on Friday April 24, 2020, to make a video promoting the business district opening back up when that time comes. Mickey Welsh / Advertiser

A gorilla and a break dancer dressed as Donald Trump dance in front of InSight as business owners in downtown Wetumpka, Ala., dance in the streets on Friday April 24, 2020, to make a video promoting the business district opening back up when that time comes. Mickey Welsh / Advertiser

A giant robot in front of Grumpy Dog as business owners in downtown Wetumpka, Ala., dance in the streets on Friday April 24, 2020, to make a video promoting the business district opening back up when that time comes. Mickey Welsh / Advertiser

Business owners in downtown Wetumpka, Ala., dance in the streets on Friday April 24, 2020, to make a video promoting the business district opening back up when that time comes. Mickey Welsh / Advertiser

Business owners in downtown Wetumpka, Ala., dance in the streets on Friday April 24, 2020, to make a video promoting the business district opening back up when that time comes. Mickey Welsh / Advertiser

Business owners in downtown Wetumpka, Ala., dance in the streets on Friday April 24, 2020, to make a video promoting the business district opening back up when that time comes. Mickey Welsh / Advertiser

Business owners in downtown Wetumpka, Ala., dance in the streets on Friday April 24, 2020, to make a video promoting the business district opening back up when that time comes. Mickey Welsh / Advertiser

Business owners in downtown Wetumpka, Ala., dance in the streets on Friday April 24, 2020, to make a video promoting the business district opening back up when that time comes. Mickey Welsh / Advertiser

Business owners in downtown Wetumpka, Ala., dance in the streets on Friday April 24, 2020, to make a video promoting the business district opening back up when that time comes. Mickey Welsh / Advertiser

Business owners in downtown Wetumpka, Ala., dance in the streets on Friday April 24, 2020, to make a video promoting the business district opening back up when that time comes. Mickey Welsh / Advertiser